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FTA adjusting passenger weight for bus testing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an effort to better reflect the average American’s weight, the Federal Transit Administration is proposing changing the average passenger’s weight used in its bus testing regulations from 150 lbs. to 175 lbs. and increasing the average occupied floor space from 1.5 to 1.75 square feet, The Daily Caller reports. For the full story, click here.

Tier One modernizes 300 stops along two of GRTC’s busiest routes with each stop receiving upgrades that include new flags with clearly visible route and bus stop numbers as well as eye-level, easy-to-use printed schedule and map information.

The 8.3-mile route, with a proposed 27 stops, would replace the Capital Area Transportation Authority’s current Route 1 from downtown Lansing to the Meridian Mall. Results from the plan’s environmental assessment study are expected to be shared at a public hearing this fall.